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Historical Event on 3/11/1948

SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1979Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial.
6/14/1961Sir Karyamanikkam Shrinivas Krishnan died.
6/1/1980AIADMK wins Tamil Nadu Assembly election; Congress (I) wins in U.P, M.P, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra and Orissa.
11/22/1718Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain.
9/1/1913Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born.
10/14/1985Assam Ganparishad established.
6/6/1890Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, was born.
4/12/1987V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place.
1/29/1998Suicide by more than 50 farmers reported in the Telangana region in the past few days.
3/31/1972Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away.